imbarazzare

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Italian

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Etymology

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Either from imbarazzo (obstacle, noun) +‎ -are,[1] or Spanish embarazar.[2]

Compare Sicilian mmarazzu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.ba.ratˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧ba‧raz‧zà‧re

Verb

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imbarazzàre (first-person singular present imbaràzzo, first-person singular past historic imbarazzài, past participle imbarazzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (uncommon) to obstruct, to hinder, to impede
  2. (uncommon) to clutter
  3. (figurative) to embarrass
    Synonyms: mettere in imbarazzo, mettere a disagio

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “imbarazzare”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
  2. ^ imbarazzare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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